Hometown Heroes 5k Run / 1 Mile Walk Raises Funds for Student Scholarship
September 29, 2022
On Thursday, September 22, Delaware Tech's Stanton and Wilmington campuses hosted the Hometown Heroes 5k Run / 1 Mile Walk at Rockford Park in Wilmington to raise funds for student scholarships.
More than 100 participants joined volunteers comprised of Delaware Tech employees, students, and community for a beautiful evening of running, refreshments, and post-race festivities. First place male was Joseph Volk, a Delaware Tech cross country student athlete with a time of 18:17.9. First place female was Kaitlyn Cavallucci, also a Delaware Tech cross country student athlete with a time of 21:49.4.
Generous sponsors who contributed to the event included:
- GOLD sponsors – Citizen's Bank and EDiS
- SILVER sponsors – Del-One Federal Credit Union, Nickle Electrical Company, Barry Kayne, DDS, Schlosser & Associates, and BSN Sports
- BRONZE and In-Kind sponsors – Aguila Photography, The Brainard Family, Secure Door & Hardware, LLC, The Trophy Shop, Delaware Elevator, Gregg Fink DMD, Sargent & Lundy, Cardio Kinetics, DSO Furniture, M Davis, Scrub Pro Uniforms, Atlantic Sun, the Kenny Family Foundation, Tetra Tech, Tevebaugh Architecture, Communications Printing, and J.W. Tull Contracting Services
Overall, the race raised more than $11,000 to assist with student scholarships.
"Thank you to the many sponsors, volunteers, and participants who made this event a success," said Dr. Lora Johnson, vice president and campus director at the Wilmington Campus. "We are excited to grow this event in the future to help even more students succeed."
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